The moment the game ended, Lin Yu stood up and celebrated the victory with his teammates.
"Congratulations to the Cavaliers, congratulations to them for getting the match point in the Eastern Conference semifinals. As Kenny said, they had four opportunities to squander, and there has never been an instance of a comeback from a 0:3 deficit in NBA history.
So, I think we can congratulate the Cavaliers in advance for entering the next round."
Kenny Smith looked at Barkley with questions on his face.
However, he did not refute Barkley, because Barkley was right about one thing. The Cavaliers, who led 3:0, had firmly entered the next round.
They can already say that: The Cavaliers are already thinking about their next-round opponents.
Immediately, Kenny Smith and Barkley turned their attention to the court, where LeBron James was already hugging Wade.
Behind him, Lin Yu also shook hands with Haslem.
"During the All-Star Game, China Lin, LeBron, Dwayne, and Cameron, who has been eliminated from the Western Conference, hung out together. They seemed to have a good relationship in private..."
Lin Yu, who had a good relationship, quickly shook hands with Wade and then hugged each other.
The communication between them was: "Lin, congratulations on winning this game, but what I want to say is that you only won because you had better teammates."
Lin Yu responded with a smile: "In any case, it's us who win, not you."
There was a bit of joking in the words, but as a direct opponent in the game, Lin Yu could still smell the clear smell of gunpowder.
In the post-game interview, Lin Yu didn't answer many reporters' questions, especially some questions about whether the Cavaliers would sweep the Heat. Lin Yu's answers were all: "We don't attach much importance to sweeping, because it is meaningless, so you guys
The question is also meaningless.”
Lin Yu refused to answer all the meaningless questions.
But on the other side, Dwyane Wade, who lost the game, said a lot.
"I must admit that my performance in this game was very poor, shooting 4 of 17 from the field. This should be the worst game of my entire career."
"What do you think of the Cavaliers? I can only say that the Cavaliers are too powerful. There are also the Celtics. They all have the Big Three. The emergence of the three All-Stars teaming up has directly changed the pattern of the league. In this regard,
We cannot sit still and wait, we must make changes and keep up with the trend."
"What I say doesn't mean that we have given up on this series. At least the next game, our home game, we will work hard to refuse to sweep."
"Yes, our goal has changed from killing the Cavaliers to refusing to sweep, but this is only temporary. If we can win the next game, then our goal will become to win another game until we complete the comeback.
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Wade, who was behind by a big score, became more and more optimistic, with a little ridicule of himself in his optimism.
Lin Yu and his teammates left the visiting team's locker room at the American Airlines Center, walked through the aisles of the arena, and headed to the underground parking lot.
Along the way, reporters kept coming around, aiming at their targets and asking questions.
Lin Yu was also harassed by one or two reporters. The questions were all related to the Heat's refusal to sweep the declaration.
"Pat Riley said they will definitely win the next game and refuse to sweep. What do you think about this, Lin?"
"Dwyane Wade said..."
Lin Yu waved his hand: "The slogan "Refuse to sweep" is too cliche. All teams shouted "Refuse to sweep" when they were 0:3 behind, such as the Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard in the last round. So, I suggest
They wanted a new slogan."
Lin Yu was okay, and his answer was not too flamboyant. LeBron James was different. Now he is full of confidence. Facing reporters, he said bluntly: "They also played at home in this game, but they lost by 27 points. Two games."
The strength gap between the teams is already obvious. There will be no surprises in this series. We will sweep them and enter the Eastern Conference Finals early."
In short, unknowingly, this Eastern Conference semifinals matchup turned into a one-sided showdown between the Cavaliers and the Heat. The plot reached a critical point where the Heat refused to sweep, but the Cavaliers must sweep their opponents.
Compared with the other three semifinal matchups, the showdown between the Cavaliers and the Heat is the only highlight.
The Celtics also went smoothly in the three group semifinals held at the same time, but there were a few twists and turns compared to the Cavaliers. They won two consecutive games at home, but in the first away game, they lost to the Pistons, and the total score changed.
It became 2:1.
The Jazz also went well. After three games, they got the same score as the Celtics, but the plot was different. They first won the first home game, then lost the second home game, and went to Oakland for the first time.
In an away game, they played back the home game they lost.
The total score is also 2:1.
Finally, Lin Yu is most concerned about the Suns vs. Spurs.
After three games, the score was 1:2. After losing the first home game, the Suns won the second home game, and finally went to San Antonio and lost the first away game.
But after losing in the away game, Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire and Leandro Barbosa all said in interviews that they would win the second away game and equalize the total score.
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It was an away game and it was still an important moment in the playoffs. The Cavaliers players did not dare to mess around. They could only stay in the hotel and wait for the start of the fourth game.
During this period, Mike Brown also strictly prohibited the players from going out. They spent most of their time in the hotel gym, using fitness equipment and doing some warm-up exercises.
The two-day break has passed by in a flash, and the fourth game between the Cavaliers and the Heat is finally about to begin.
Not surprisingly, the attendance at the American Airlines Center for Game 4 dropped from being full in the previous game to less than 70% attendance.
Lin Yu even saw many Cavaliers fans at the scene.
"No fan is willing to waste their precious time and energy in a hopeless playoff round, especially in the last home game, where they lost by a full 27 points..."
"With such a huge gap, Miami fans have no hope of winning."
The partners of Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith mentioned the sparse fans on the sidelines. Barkley still insisted that the Heat's chances were slim and the possibility of a sweep was high.
But after the game started, the Heat's performance was surprising. At the beginning, they relied on the duo of Wade and Shark to score 11 points in a row, creating an 11:6 shock wave.
After the Cavaliers made emergency adjustments, the situation was somewhat stabilized.
But in the second quarter, Wade suddenly shot his three-pointer. After hitting two consecutive three-pointers, the point difference was suddenly widened to double digits.
The scene that happened in front of him left Charles Barkley stunned.
Kenny Smith was also surprised. He immediately began to attack Barkley, or to be precise, he counterattacked: "The Heat performed so well in this game. They seemed to have regained their form. Dwayne and Shaq both
Outbreak, the Cleveland Cavaliers fell into a passive position."
Barkley did not express his opinion. In his opinion, it doesn't matter if he refuses to sweep, the Cavaliers who return to their home court will still defeat the Heat within five games.
But the Cavaliers' players and coaches didn't think so. The score was 60:44 at halftime, a 16-point deficit. The gap behind was not big, and the Cavaliers still had a chance to come back.
They summarized that in the first half, James was in poor condition. After entering the semifinals, Rashard Lewis's performance was not good, and Lin Yu's performance was also average.
The Big Three performed poorly, and the Cavaliers' lagging behind is understandable.
Therefore, the second half was very simple. The Big Three regained their form and made a solid comeback!
